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Pioneer Pride Challenge
Pioneer Pride Week - 36 Hours - 500 Donors!
Noon, Wednesday, April 26 – Midnight, Thursday, April 27
Help us reach our goals
In the midst of our exceptional progress, we still fall far behind our peers in alumni support and participation. Sacred Heart has just as much, if not more, to offer than fellow Northeast colleges and universities. We want to demonstrate our Pioneer pride and raise alumni participation to 10% for the first time ever, but we need your help to reach our goal.
Please show your pride and support for Sacred Heart by making a gift during our Pioneer Pride Challenge! Every donation, no matter what the amount, has a crucial impact on the future of our University and will bring us one-step closer to increasing alumni participation to 10% for the first time in history.
Every Gift, of Every Size Counts!
As of April 24 we are less than 611 donors away from reaching our goal of 10% alumni donor participation.
Alumni participation is one of the most important measurements of a university’s ranking in sources like U.S.News & World Report*. An increase in our participation rate can boost our ranking, which increases the value of your Sacred Heart diploma. It’s not the size of the gift that matters – it’s the number of alumni who give each year.
*Peer group analysis based on 2015-2016 U.S. News and World Report Education Rankings
$10
10% Alumni Participation Goal
Show your Pioneer Pride, help us reach our 10% alumni donor participation goal
$19.63
Founding Year Gift
Show your Pioneer Pride by giving $19.63, representing the year Sacred Heart University was founded.
$54
Years of SHU Gift
Show your Pioneer Pride by giving a gift of $54, representing the number of years Sacred Heart University has been established.
$100
Acres that SHU sits on
Show your Pioneer Pride, help us reach our 10% alumni donor participation goal through giving $100, representing the number of acres that Sacred Heart University's Fairfield campus sits on.
$203
Area Code of SHU
Show your Pioneer Pride through giving a gift of $203, representing the area code for Sacred Heart University.
$381
Princeton Review Gift
Show your Pioneer Pride through giving a gift of $381, representing Sacred Heart University being recognized on the Princeton Review's "The Top 381 Colleges" list.
$808
Student Athlete's Gift
Show your Pioneer Pride through giving a gift of $808, representing the number of student athletes playing on D1 sports teams at Sacred Heart University.
$1,000
SHU Students in Greek Life
Show your Pioneer Pride through giving a gift of $1,000 representing the number of Sacred Heart Students involved in Greek Life.
$1,290
Class of 2019
Show your Pioneer Pride through giving a gift of $1,290 representing the number of students in the Class of 2019 at Sacred Heart University.
$2,550
Donors Needed to Reach 10%
Show your Pioneer Pride through giving a gift of $2,550 representing the total number of alumni donors that equals 10% participation.
$5,151
SHU Address Gift
Show your Pioneer Pride through giving a gift of $5,151 representing the address for Sacred Heart University's Fairfield Address.